Browse Items (152 total)
- Collection: RDS Art Collection
Anglers by a RiverIdyllic landscape. In the foreground, two anglers converse on the rocky outcrop of a riverbank. In the middle ground, two shepherds tend a flock of…
Landscape with CastleLandscape with a castle.
St. Mark and the LionA bearded and bespectacled St. Mark seated in a dimly lit studio, clothed in white chemise and dark robes, sharpening a calamus, the lion lying at his…
The Pack-Beresford Challenge CupA silver presentation trophy, the tapering cylindrical body on a spreading base, with a Celtic knot decorated stem, with two Celtic knot decorated…
The Mother
Portrait Bust of ChesterfieldPortrait bust of Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1745-46) and President of the RDS for the…
Portrait of a Gentleman, SmilingThe unidentified subject depicted bust length, directed right in three-quarter profile, gazing front, bearded and slightly smiling, wearing a black…
Portrait of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, on Domino, an Irish HunterPrincess Elisabeth (1837-1898), empress consort (1854-1898) of Franz Joseph, emperor of Austria (1848–1916) and king of Hungary (1867–1916), The…
Portrait of Mary Ann HuttonPortrait of Dr. Mary Ann Hutton (1862-1953), Gaelic scholar and the first woman elected to the Royal Dublin Society Council in 1929. The subject…
Portrait of Constantine Peter CurranConstantine Peter Curran, elected to the RDS Council in 1943, Vice-President 1971-72, active promoter of the Society’s arts and music programmes.…
Portrait of Mervyn Edward WingfieldMervyn Edward Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt, landowner, politician and connoisseur. The subject depicted half length, directed forward, his…
1939 Dublin Horse Show Poster DesignPoster design for the 1939 Dublin Horse Show, depicting two chestnut hunters and riders in red hunting coats, directed right, jumping from a high…
Portrait of William E. Wylie as Master of the Ward Union HoundsPortrait of The Hon. William Evelyn Wylie, K.C. (1881–1964), Irish barrister, legal advisor to Dublin Castle, judge of the High Court in Ireland,…
Portrait of Edward BohanePortrait of Edward Bohane, Director of the Royal Dublin Society (1921-36). The subject depicted half length, directed right, in three-quarter profile,…
Portrait of Charles GieseckeCharles Giesecke, Professor of Mineralogy to the Dublin Society. The subject depicted bust length, directed right, his face in three-quarter profile,…
Portrait of Richard KirwanRichard Kirwan, Irish geologist and chemist. The subject depicted full length, frontal profile, seated next to a desk in a dark interior, holding a…
Portrait of George Johnstone StoneyGeorge Johnstone Stoney, Irish Physicist, the subject depicted full length, directed forward, his 'cathedral'-style bearded face in frontal profile,…
Compound Microscope"E. Leitz, Wetzlar No.21412 (large Stand 1A). B 133x103; H 293; C 340x180x175. 29-10-1891. D. Brass; U-shaped base; circular mechanical stage; double…
Burning Glass"Unsigned - attributed to William or Samuel Parker. PyH 1110; HsDs 450 & 250. 1784-1803 (bought 1812). F. Kirwan’s; double; mahogany tripod foot,…
Tabletop TelescopeAlthough there are many variations between telescopes, they can be divided into two distinct categories − refracting and reflecting. Refracting…
Portrait of Isaac WeldPortrait of Isaac Weld (1774–1856), Irish topographer, explorer and artist, Vice-President of the Royal Dublin Society (1849-56), Honorary Secretary…
Portrait Bust of Gregor von FeinaigleGregory von Feinaigle, self-styled Professor of Mnemonics and founder of the Feinaiglian Institute at Aldborough House in Dublin city. The subject…
1888 Charter of Queen VictoriaThe Charter of Queen Victoria, Merging The Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland with The Royal Dublin Society, an original counterpart copy, 1888.
East Prospect of the Giant's CausewayA view of the basalt columns caused by a volcanic eruption, known as the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, Ireland. To the left, the interlocking…
Portrait of Muriel GahanMuriel Françoise Gahan, founding member of the Arts Council, renowned for her role in the establishment of The Country Shop, Country Workers Ltd.,…
Portrait of Arthur Edward GuinnessPortrait of Arthur Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, the bearded and mustachioed subject depicted half length in three-quarter left profile,…
Portrait of Mr. BowdenPortrait of a gentleman named Mr. Bowden, the subject modelled facing to the front with his head in right profile, his face lightly resting in his…
Statue of George IVA statue of King George IV, the subject modelled wearing the robes of a Knight of the Order of St. Patrick, standing beside a column with books,…
Stained Glass Panel of MinervaA stained glass window depicting Minerva, the emblem of the Royal Dublin Society since the mid-1740s. The subject modelled seated, facing to the front…
Attention, Portrait of Miss VigneThe subject depicted full length, directed slightly to the right, her head cast down and reading a book, reclining on a red sofa, wearing a blue gown.…
The RDS President's MaceIn Charles II style, the large openwork crown finial engraved and chased with the Royal Arms, the sides engraved with various coats-of-arms and…
The 1845 Pembroke Challenge CupThe campana-shaped body on a stem cast as three horses sheltering under a tree with a rockwork base, the sides robustly chased with flowers and…
The Nations CupOf ovoid form with cover on a square base, chased with scrolls, the lower body chased with leaves, the rim and conforming cover each chased with…
The 1866 Pembroke Challenge CupWith tapering cylindrical on a spreading base, the base chased with stiff leaves on a reeded ground and with a beaded border, and with a knopped…
Portrait Bust of Samuel MaddenPortrait bust of the Reverend Samuel Madden D.D., one of the leading founders of the Dublin Society. The subject modelled with head inclined slightly…
Portrait Bust of Thomas PriorPortrait bust of Thomas Prior, leading founder and first Secretary of the Dublin Society. The subject modelled wearing classical robes, head inclined…
A Hogget Ram, the property of Richard Rothwell Esq.Portrait of a hegget ram. The subject modelled from side view and facing right. With the inscription, "A Hogget Ram the property of Richd. Rothwell…
A Sow of the improved Leicestershire breedPortrait of a sow. The subject modelled from side view and facing right. With the inscription, "A Sow of the improv'd Leicestershire breed. The…
Strawberry, the property of Henry GarnettPortrait of Strawberry, a longhorn cow. The subject modelled from side view and facing right. With the inscription, "In the possession of Hy. Garnett…
Myrtle, By a well bred son of ShakespearPortrait of Myrtle, a longhorn cow. The subject modelled from side view and facing right. With the inscription, "By a well bred son of Shakespear out…
Brindle, in the possession of Henry GarnettPortrait of Brindle, a longhorn cow. The subject modelled from side view and facing right. With the inscription, "In the possession of Hy. Garnett of…
Blossom, the property of Henry Garnett, Esq.Portrait of Blossom, a longhorn cow. The subject modelled from side view and facing left. With the inscription, "The Property of Hy. Garnett Esq. of…
A Longhorn Cow, Bred by Richard Astley Esq.Portrait of a longhorn cow. The subject modelled from side view and facing right. With the inscription, "Bred by Richd. Astley, Esq. Odstone Hall…
Shepherding a Flock to PastureLandscape. On a wagon track in the foreground, a flock of sheep are driven to pasture by three shepherds, one mounted on a grey horse, one holding a…
Anglers Beneath a Natural Rock ArchCapriccio landscape. In the right foreground, three figures fish from a rock beside a river, the two males standing and the female seated. Above them…
Travellers on a Wooded PathwayCapriccio landscape: In the foreground, two men travel alongside two loaded mules on a wooded pathway. Two other men follow them a short distance…
The Croker Challenge CupThe Croker Challenge Cup. First awarded at the Dublin Horse Show in 1888 for best Weight-carrying Thoroughbred Stallion. Inscribed "Presented by…
The Silcock Challenge CupA gold trophy cup, the part-ovoid body supported on a trumpet-shaped base with four hoof feet, engraved with foliage and scrolls and applied with…
The Phoenix Challenge CupA silver-gilt electroplate trophy cup. The tapering cylindrical on a spreading foot, the foot and lower body each chased with foliage, the rim chased…
The Queen Victoria Challenge CupA silver trophy presented to the Royal Dublin Society by Queen Victoria on the occasion of Her visit to Ireland in 1900. The pear shaped body on a…
Portrait Bust of William MapleWilliam Maple, 1661/71?–1762, chemist, was one of the founding members of the Dublin Society. The subject modelled wearing a coat, classical robes…
Portrait of Walter Clegg StevensonWalter Clegg Stevenson (1877–1931), surgeon and radiologist at Dr. Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin. The subject depicted bust length, directed and…
Portrait of John Joly
A Ewe, the Property of Richard Rothwell Esq.Portrait of a ewe. The subject modelled from side view and facing left. With the inscription, "No. 1 A Ewe the property of Richard Rothwell Esq. c.210…
Hunter Class at the 1926 Dublin Horse ShowView of a female competitor taking the water jump in the Hunter Class at the 1926 Dublin Horse Show in the main showjumping arena at the Royal Dublin…
Portrait of John BowesPosthumous portrait of John Bowes (1690-1767), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, later 1st Baron Bowes of Clonlyon, County Meath, and Lord…
Portrait Bust of Francis StuartPortrait bust of Henry Francis Montgomery Stuart, Irish novelist.
Donn CúailngeA semi-abstract representation of Donn Cúailgne (The Brown Bull of Cooley) from the mythological Irish epic An Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle Raid…
Girl, ReadingThe subject modelled partially seated, head cast downwards, reading a book.
The Mattei Amazzone FeritaThe subject modelled head cast down to proper right, her proper right arm reaching for an arrow from a quiver carried on proper left shoulder, her…
MinervaThe subject modelled wearing a chiton, holding the excess folds of the fabric in her left hand, a staff in her proper right hand, her hair tied with a…
The Mattei CeresThe subject modelled standing, wearing classical robes, hair in a chignon, holding wheatsheaves and fruit in her proper left hand, on an oval marble…
EveA figure of Eve, The subject modelled as a nude female holding an uneaten apple in her proper right hand, long hair draped over her back, seated on a…
Manockjee Nesserwanjee, a Parsee MerchantThe subject modelled as a gentleman standing, wearing a turban and robes, his arms loosely crossed across his body holding a scroll in his proper…
Ino & the Infant BacchusThe subjects modelled partially draped, reclining on rocks, surmounted by bunches of grapes and vine leaves, the figure of Ino with outstretched…
Resting DiscobolusModelled as a seated discus thrower, resting on a cloak, with a title plaque inscribed DISCOBOLUS M. KESSELS ROME 1826 THE BEQUEST OF MRS ANNE D…
Map of Ireland
Vignettes of the Dublin Horse ShowVignettes of people and events at the Dublin Horse Show.
An Italianate LandscapeAn Italianate landscape depicting a man sleeping on rocks beside a river, observed at his proper left side by a figure holding a staff; to his proper…
Landscape, with a natural rock archAn Italianate landscape, with two figures by a weir in the foreground, one seated, the other, a Roman solider, standing and holding a spear and…
Sir Humphrey de Trafford’s HorsesDepicts Sir Humphrey and his trainers in a paddock with ten of his hunters, all prize winners at the Horse Shows of 1902 and 1903. Signed and dated…
NarcissusThe subject depicted full length, directed to proper right, seated by a river and looking at his reflection, with a cherub to his proper right and two…
Still Life with Game Birds (II)Still life with four dead gamebirds. A grey partridge hangs by its proper right leg above a falconry perch, from which a rufter hood hangs, and a…
Pecheurs d'HastingsSeascape, with two two-mast sailboats in a stormy sea; positioned centre, the near boat, with mainsail lowered and headsail raised, tows a lifeboat…
Still Life with HareStill life with a dead hare suspended by its right hind leg, its head resting on a stone ledge; to left of the composition, an (unidentified) object…
The Blind Beggarwoman and ChildGenre painting of a blind beggarwoman and a child. To centre right, a beggarwoman seated on a low, stone wall, directed front, head slightly inclined…
Herding Stock at SunsetPastoral landscape at sunset. Positioned centre, a shepherd girl carrying a faggot in her proper left hand converses with a herdsman wearing a…
The Joseph Widger Challenge TrophyIn the form of crouching fox on a rockwork base, set with red glass eyes, the turned wooden base applied with a silver shield engraved ROYAL DUBLIN…
The RDS Horse Show Champion Hack Challenge CupWith domed foot and tapering stem engraved with two wheatear bands, the bowl with twin scroll handles, also with chased wheatear bands at the base and…
The Aberdeen-Angus Association Challenge CupInscribed 1895 IRISH POLLED ABERDEEN-ANGUS ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP BEST BULL, with a further inscription WON OUT IN 1897 BY A.J. OWEN ESQ. WITH HIS…
The William Smith O’Brien Challenge CupThe campana-shaped body with two scrolling handles on a spreading foot, chased overall with foliage and flowers, further chased on one side with a…
The Michael Osborne Challenge CupAn Irish parcel-gilt silver model of a hunting horn, the curved cylindrical body engraved with flutes, with silver gilt bands, the rim engraved with…
The Michael Moran Memorial TrophyThe ovoid body on a stepped, domed base, the lower body chased with foliage, the shoulder chased with a band of trailing foliage and palmettes on a…
The Jersey Cattle Society TrophyIn the form of a cow, on a wood plinth with applied silver plaque inscribed ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY SPRING SHOW PERPETUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY PRESENTED BY…
The Department of Agriculture Short Horn Cattle Class CupRealistically modelled as The Warwick Vase, with beaded shell and dart rim, the campana-form body chased with lion’s pelts and applied in high…
The Irish Government Commendation CupThe irregular-form body supported on a trumpet-shaped stem with two Celtic scroll handles, the detachable cover with a spire and Celtic scroll finial,…
Portrait of General Charles VallanceyPortrait of General Charles Vallancey (Ca.1725-1812), British military surveyor, cartographer and Chief Engineer of Ireland, Vice-President of the…
Portrait Bust of Richard John GriffithPortrait bust of Sir Richard John Griffith (1784-1878), geologist, surveyor and RDS Mining Engineer (1812–39), noted for his; the subject modelled…
Portrait Bust of Francis Leopold McClintockPortrait bust of Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907), (British) Royal Navy officer and arctic explorer; the subject modelled to proper…
Portrait Bust of Alexander NimmoPortrait bust of Alexander Nimmo (1783-1832), Scottish-born surveyor and engineer, active in Ireland from 1811; the subject modelled to proper left;…
Portrait Bust of Thomas Philip de GreyPortrait bust of Thomas Philip, 2nd Earl de Grey (1781–1859), politician and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1841-44) and President of the RDS for the…
Portrait Bust of John Philpot CurranPortrait bust of John Philpot Curran (1750–1817), Irish politician, lawyer and Master of the Rolls for Ireland (1806-14); the subject modelled to…
Portrait Bust of Henry William PagetPortrait bust of Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey (1768–1854), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1829-30, 1831-3) and President of the RDS for…
Portrait Bust of Francis BlackburnePortrait bust of Francis Blackburne (1782–1867), Lord Chancellor of Ireland (1852–3, 1866–7) and President of the RDS for the same period; the…
Bust of ThaliaBust of Thalia, Muse of Comedy, the subject modelled slightly to proper right, with blind eyes; wearing a chiton, belted beneath the bust and secured…
RDS President's ChairA George III carved giltwood armorial armchair, designed by James Mannin and made by Richard Cranfield in 1767, the shaped, rectangular padded back in…
Portrait of Robert J. HunterPortrait of Robert J. Hunter, Secretary of the Irish Turf Club and Keeper of the Match Book. The subject depicted three-quarter length, directed…
Portrait of Jaspar Robert JolyPortrait of Jaspar Robert Joly (1819–92), vicar-general of the diocese of Tuam and bibliophile. The subject depicted three-quarter length, directed…
Portrait of James MeenanPortrait of James Meenan, M.A., B.L., Irish economist, lecturer and later Professor of Political Economy and National Economics of Ireland, at UCD,…
Portrait of John Henry WatsonPortrait of John Henry Watson (1787-1869), inaugural Master of the Tullow Hunt, Carlow. The subject depicted full length, directed slightly left,…